Google (Gemini): Grounding with Google Search billing beyond the free allowance moved from 'Coming soon' to active for models listed with 1,500 free requests per day (models not identified in capture text).
Old 1,500 RPD free, then (Coming soon) $14 / 1,000 search queries
New 1,500 RPD free, then $14 / 1,000 search queries
Why it matters: If you use Gemini API (Grounding with Google Search, 1,500 RPD free models), this changes its pricing. The source does not state a separate effective date.
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| Product | Gemini API (Grounding with Google Search, 1,500 RPD free models) |
|---|---|
| Category | pricing |
| Announced / detected | between 2026-02-02 and 2026-02-03 Backfilled |
| Backfilled | Yes: added retroactively, detected between 2026-02-02 and 2026-02-03 |
| Quote verified against | https://web.archive.org/web/20260203004029/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing |
| Archive captures | https://web.archive.org/web/20260202044716/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing https://web.archive.org/web/20260203004029/https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing |
| Effective | not stated in source |
| Before | 1,500 RPD free, then (Coming soon) $14 / 1,000 search queries |
| After | 1,500 RPD free, then $14 / 1,000 search queries |
| Official source | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing |
| Source quote | 1,500 RPD (free), then $14 / 1,000 search queries |
| Archive | No post-change Wayback capture found |
| Snapshot hash | sha256:171a7df326bcc0fef6cca9d6e480d3c16edbd6bc0a0dc4a33ce7fc46e2bb68a1 |
| Status | verified |
All Google (Gemini) changes · Dispute or correct this entry
Previous changes from Google (Gemini)
- between 2026-06-23 and 2026-06-27 Backfilled: Spend-based rate limits per rolling 10-minute window added alongside RPM/TPM.
- between 2026-03-29 and 2026-04-03 Backfilled: Priority inference gets its own rate limits, defaulting to 0.3x the standard limit per model and tier.
- between 2026-03-21 and 2026-03-29 Backfilled: Usage tier qualification lowered for Tier 2 and re-based on first payment for Tier 3; billing tier caps listed.
- 2026-03-23 Backfilled: Prepay and Postpay billing plans rolled out in AI Studio; existing accounts may be affected.
- 2026-03-16 Backfilled: Gemini API usage tiers revamped and Billing Account spend caps introduced.
- 2026-03-12 Backfilled: Project-level spend caps added to billing in AI Studio.